Upcoming road projects for Hampshire County communities

The following is a list of Hampshire County road projects in the federally funded state Transportation Improvement Program, a designation that means government money will pay for most of the work. This list includes a brief description of the project, estimated cost and start date.

Northampton

Park and ride construction at the VA Medical Center; $800,000, to start in FY13

Michael Howe had no time to react. Back in February, at the intersection of Westhampton (Route 66) and Loudville roads in Northampton, Howe, 18, got into a car accident when a Chesterfield woman pulled her car into the intersection, apparently without seeing Howe. The woman was cited by police for failure to use care in starting, but Howe doesn’t necessarily …